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Jennifer Juniper Lyrics

Artist: Donovan

JENNIFER JUNIPER
Donovan

Jennifer Juniper lives upon the hill,
Jennifer Juniper, sitting very still.
Is she sleeping ? I don't think so.
Is she breathing ? Yes, very low.
Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love ?
Jennifer Juniper, rides a dappled mare,
Jennifer Juniper, lilacs in her hair.
Is she dreaming ? Yes, I think so.
Is she pretty ? Yes, ever so.
Whatcha doing, Jennifer, my love ?
I'm thinking of what it would be like if she loved me.
You know just lately this happy song it came along
And I like to somehow try and tell you.
Jennifer Juniper, hair of golden flax.
Jennifer Juniper longs for what she lacks.
Do you like her ? Yes, I do, Sir.
Would you love her ? Yes, I would, Sir.
Whatcha doing Jennifer, my love ?
Jennifer Juniper, Jennifer Juniper, Jennifer Juniper.
Jennifer Juniper vit sur la colline,
Jennifer Juniper assise trs tranquille.
Dort-elle ? Je ne crois pas.
Respire-t-elle ? Oui, mais tout bas.
Qu'est-ce que tu fais, Jenny mon amour ?
Jennifer Juniper, Jennifer Juniper, Jennifer Juniper.

Comments/Interpretations
by Ralph on 6/2/2008 8:05am love the old songs - very summery !
by thanks donovan on 6/12/2008 5:39pm Ąthanks for this song thanks!
by Lynda Heely on 7/19/2008 6:26pm It describes my friend Jennifer exactly.How beautiful.
by I love this song on 8/5/2008 1:27pm It is the name I chose for my 1st born daughter because of this song.
by ShopRite Clerk on 8/22/2008 5:27pm Another song that I have to listen to every day at my job in a local grocery store. I detest it. It's awful. Try listening to it every day for eight years and see if it doesn't drive you effing crazy!
by Master P on 9/12/2008 3:47pm ShopRite.....you've been in a grocery store for eight years? Ever consider another line of work where there are some prospects of moving up?
by Juniper on 9/25/2008 10:09am I'm grateful that my parents picked the less common name in the song....
by Zilmo on 10/5/2008 1:55am Beautiful song.
by Soozie12345 on 10/19/2008 2:11am When I was 7 yrs old I heard this song one the radio and I decided that if I had a daughter that I would name her Jennifer. Well, I named my 2nd daughter Jennifer. When Jenny heard this song and said it's silly, and very stupid, and she hates her name Jennifer, which it why she goes by Jenny. So much for childhood dreams and schemes.
by hartman_john on 12/31/2008 7:40am Jennifer Juniper is Donovan's ode to excessive Gin consumption. According to the "Mental Floss History of the World" book, the word juniper derives from the Dutch, "genever." Juniper berries give gin its distinctive flavor, one which "was to 18th-century England what opium was to China...a cheap, highly addictive drug that destroyed communities." The linguistic jump to "Jennifer" is simple and the Brits, including Donovan, were off to the races. So, the next person considering naming their daughter, or son for that matter, Jennifer, had best understand the derivation of the word. You might be dooming your newborn to a lifetime of embarrassment and drunkeness.
by jennifer juniper on 1/8/2009 9:58pm when i first heard this song. i lost all of my breath and was swept off my feet. and it made me really happy :)
by Mayday on 1/9/2009 12:57pm Not true John H. This song was written for Jennifer Boyd, the sister of George Harrison's wife at the time (later Clapton's wife). Donovan was friend's with the Harrisons and briefly dated Jennifer.
by proudtobejennifer on 1/20/2009 11:20am John is the name of all toilets.
by macnifico on 1/21/2009 11:50pm hartman_john, you are completely wrong! Jennifer Boyd, as pretty yet not as famous as her older sister Patty, was the inspiration for the song. Imagine two sisters inspiring at least 3 great songs: Something, Layla, & Jennifer Juniper. Wow!
by angry boyfriend on 1/25/2009 11:25pm my jennifer is not interested in alcohol at all. she loves the song and her name and has never gotten drunk on gin or any other substances before in her life. she is currently 26 by the way. you need to get your statistics straight mister.
by junips on 2/3/2009 6:39pm she's my cousin, we call her juniper, she always has lilacs in her hair and we can never tell if she's sleeping! weeeirdddd!
by thepwnnessjenn on 2/26/2009 12:07am yeah so i officially love this song that i just heard for the first time tonight. my name is jennifer and my nickname is juniper. its so cool
by chandrashekhar tripathi on 4/21/2009 12:23pm i dont know y it is important to find out what inspired d artisit to write dese words or what is its implied meaning. if u enjoy the song u do it for the meliflous dulcet voice in which words have been rolled like pearls on velvet maybe . its such a pretty song. and wats d fuss abt d name jennifer or juniper , i am from india but i hav come across so many ppl named jennifer !!!
by Jennie on 5/8/2009 5:02am christened a Jennifer but would rather be a Jennie. I got played this song heaps by my parents and dad always used to sing it! Slighly annoying when I was younger. Now, I can see it as a beautiful song.
by Gin lover on 5/23/2009 4:20pm Nothing wrong in naming your daughter Jennifer, Juniper (or both), nor is it bad to drink alcohol in moderation. I love Gin, but only drink a shot every now and then, never get drunk. Great taste, this juniper berry, I must say.
by G. Luigi Alcivare on 5/25/2009 9:29pm this is just a very groovy song.
by Ioan Llewellyn on 7/18/2009 12:17am hartman_john: Speaking of "a lifetime of embarrassment", you'd better re-check your etymology, boyo! Jennifer is actually a variant of the Welsh name Guinevere, meaning "fair one". Donovan's pairing of the two names notwithstanding, it has nothing whatsoever to do with juniper berries.
by junipers mommy on 7/21/2009 1:59am nevermind the berries. there are between 50 and 67 of these beautiful shrubs and trees. its a wonderful nature name.
by Jennifer on 8/12/2009 9:11pm :) Oh man this song brings back memories. My father used to sing me to sleep with this. I'm crying right now lol
by gmacshow on 9/4/2009 2:42am my wife was Jennifer. She recently died. I love the name ,a beautiful name for a pretty woman & a beautiful lady. I only recently discovered this song & now know why my wife loved Donovan. It's a beautiful song & a fitting one for her
by Anchor on 10/31/2009 6:28pm Just bought a bottle of "Genever" which does include "Juniper" berries... so, yes, Genever Juniper now makes perfect sense... Genever is the antecedent of gin, but is quite different.
by ginsong researcher on 11/4/2009 1:07am Genever/Juniper...Is it then, Donovan's way of saying she was intoxicating without spel-l-ing it out?

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